When Identity is the Attack Path
Consider a cached access key on a single Windows machine. It got there the way most cached credentials do – a user logged in, and…
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GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension
Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Developer Tools GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of…
Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph…
Microsoft Open-Sources RAMPART and Clarity to Secure AI Agents During Development
Ravie LakshmananMay 20, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Security Testing Microsoft has unveiled two new open-source tools called RAMPART and Clarity to assist developers in better testing…
Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company’s Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and…
GitHub Breached — Employee Device Hack Led to Exfiltration of 3,800+ Internal Repos
GitHub on Tuesday said it’s investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories after the notorious threat actor known as TeamPCP listed the platform’s source code…
Grafana GitHub Breach Exposes Source Code via TanStack npm Attack
Ravie LakshmananMay 20, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Cloud Security Grafana Labs, on May 19, 2026, said an investigation into its recent breach found no evidence…
The New Phishing Click: How OAuth Consent Bypasses MFA
In February 2026, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called EvilTokens went live. Within five weeks, it had compromised more than 340 Microsoft 365 organizations across five…
Trapdoor Android Ad Fraud Scheme Hit 659 Million Daily Bid Requests Using 455 Apps
Ravie LakshmananMay 19, 2026Malvertising / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ad fraud and malvertising operation dubbed Trapdoor targeting Android device…
DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation…
SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway Vulnerabilities Enable RCE and Mail Traffic Access
Ravie LakshmananMay 19, 2026Vulnerability / Email Security Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway, an enterprise-grade email security solution, that could…
Popular GitHub Action Tags Redirected to Imposter Commit to Steal CI/CD Credentials
Ravie LakshmananMay 19, 2026Software Security / Malware In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have compromised the popular GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, to…